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[quote=Anonymous]I can't believe I am even starting to think about this, but sometimes I wonder if I would be happier without DH. We are actually happy about 75% of the time, but he has a nasty streak and having kids has brought out the worst in both of us. And in fact, our kids are the only thing we actually argue about because we have totally different parenting styles. I am the nice, easy one and he is the strict, mean one. Our kids are a little older now, 5 and 8, so they are pretty good most of the time, but the second one of them starts whining or acting up, he loses it and blows up at everyone and blames me for bad parenting. Our kids are actually really well behaved but even the tiniest slip up makes him go crazy. And then him being a total jerk to everyone makes my blood boil and I start thinking maybe it would be better if he wasn't in our lives. But then it blows over and we are all happy and fine until the next time.

My question is - if it wasn't an affair or other kind of deception, abuse or incident, how did you decide if you wanted to stay with your DH or split up? Is it silly to leave someone who is just mean sometimes if you're happy most of the time?

We have seen a therapist before who actually told him he can be cruel and needs to change the way he speaks - and he does for a little while but always resorts back to being a total asshole. So he is not going to change long term.

Any advice? My parents are divorced and I would hate to do that to my kids, but sometimes I wonder. DH travel a lot for work and we are fine when he is gone.[/quote]

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